Wild Nephin National Park

Wild Nephin National Park[1]
Páirc Náisiúnta Néifinne Fiáine
View of the park from the southwest
Map of Wild Nephin National Park (green) within County Mayo
LocationCounty Mayo, Ireland
Area150 km2 (58 sq mi)
Established1998[2]
Governing bodyNational Parks and Wildlife Service
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National Parks in the Republic of Ireland

Wild Nephin (Irish: Néifinn Fhiáin, NEFF-in) is a national park in northwest County Mayo, Ireland. It includes much of the Nephin Beg Mountains and one of the largest expanses of peatland in Europe, consisting of 150 square kilometres of Atlantic blanket bog. It is a unique habitat with a diverse flora and fauna. It was established as Ballycroy National Park in 1998,[2] then expanded and re-named in 2018, with plans to re-wild the additional lands acquired at Nephin Forest to the east of the Nephin Beg Mountains.[3] Wild Nephin includes the most remote point of land on the Irish mainland.[4] The park is a candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC) as part of a site known as the Owenduff/Nephin Complex. It is also a Special Protection Area and part of the Natura 2000 network.[5] [6] [7]

  1. ^ Wild Nephin National Park. Placenames Database of Ireland.
  2. ^ a b "National Parks and Wildlife Service". Archived from the original on 14 August 2006. Retrieved 28 July 2006.
  3. ^ Gordon, Yvonne. "Ireland's loneliest wilderness, Wild Nephin National Park". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  4. ^ Flanagan, David. "Into the wild: Where is Ireland's most remote location?". Irish Independent, 28 September 2016.
  5. ^ CONSERVATION OF WILD BIRDS (OWENDUFF/NEPHIN COMPLEX SPA 004098)
  6. ^ "Mayo County Council — Natural Heritage". Retrieved 28 July 2006. [dead link]
  7. ^ "Mayo Dark Sky Park". Retrieved 1 July 2021.